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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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